Game



`lune l2, 1923.

' R. DON ER GAME Filed Oct. 5. 1922 Patented .lune l2, 1923.

rasate ROBERT BONER, OF CHICAGO, LLNOIS.

GAME.

Application iled October 5, 1922. Serial No. 592,650.

ticularly that type of game in which certain moving parts aremanipulated in a manner to ascertain the score of the players.

An lobject of `my invention is to provide a device of the type describedhaving a dial andan indicator hand` bot-hol:` which are movable relativeto one another and to their supporting means.

A further object of my invention is to provide a ldevice of the typedescribed in which moving parts may be brought to a stop practicallyinstantaneously7 even though they lare moving at a relatively high rateoi speed. y

Another object of my inventionis to provide adevice otthety'pe describedin which the score ,may not ybe predetermined by an unfair manipulationof the device.

A. ,further object of my invention is toprovide a device of the typedescribed which maybe operated upon a base or Which may be held in thehand and operated by each player at Will.

Other objects and advantages ivill'appear in the,followingspecification, and the novel eaturesof the invention Will beparticularly pointedout in the appended claims.

Myinvention is 'illustrated in the accompanyingfdrawings forming partot' this application in Which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of anembodiment ofmy invention, y p

.Figure 2 is a sectional view ofa portion of the mechanism illustratedin Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the dial and indicator hand, p

Figure 4;y is a sectional view al 4 4 of Fig. 1, and

Figure 5 is a sectional view along ythe line 5--5 of Figure 1. f

In carrying out my invention, I make use of a base 1 and an uprightsupporting memong the line ber 2. This base and supporting member isemployed for supporting the movable parts oi' my device ywhen the deviceis used upon a tableor other' suitable supporting device.

The movable parts of my device .consist in a body member 3 having anopening 4 transversely disposed therethrough for refceiving a'bolt 5projected through the supporting member 2, whereby the body member 3 maybe pivotally supported upon the member 2 as shown in Figure 1. The bodymember is provided with `a hand grip portion 6 which gives the bodymember the general appearance of the jhilt ojfa sword. lt is obviousthat' if the `body member is vremoved fromvthey member 2 that it maybegripped in precisely the manner as the lhilt of a svvord. This mannervofVholding the device is especially yWell adapted for use when it isnotdesired to use the game on ya table or. the like. A relatively longsleeve 7 'is rotatably mounted in the body member B and extendsoutwardly at either end' thereof. A shaft 8 is rotatablymounted Withinthe sleeve 7 and its ends project beyond the outer ends of the sleeve 7A pair of tubular members 9 and 10 are loosely ydisposed concentric thesleeve 7 on either side of the body member 3. .These members 9 and 10each are disposed with their ends shortoi" the outer ends olf thelsleeve 7.

The sleeve 7 is provided at what I choose tocall the rear end of thedevice with ahand Wheel 11 having much the shape 0i a six pointed star7(see Figure 5,) and at its for- Wardend with an indicating member 12.

The hand Wheel member andthe indicating member 12 are each secured uponthe sleeve 7 by means of set screws 13. The Aindicating member 12, (seeFigure l) consists in a metal member having the shape of an arrowand'havingits mass disposed so that each end of thearrow is of the sameWeight. One end of the indicator 12, ythat end re sembling the head ofan arrow 14, is pro? vided with an opening 15 therethrough and a shaft16 diametrically disposed in ythe opening. Afsteel ball 17 is rotatablymounted upon the shaftl 16. rlhe headportion 14 is provided With aypoint 18 that is bent `back upon the main portion of the head inthemanner shown in Figure 2. The point 18 is therefore in a plane slightlyaway from the plane of the main portion of the arrow. rlhe shaft 8 isprovided at its rearward end with a dial 20, (see Figure 3). rllhe dialis divided into a plurality of equal sectors 21 and each sector is givena certain value that is indicated by the printed legends 22 thereupon.The dial 2O is further provided with an opening 23 adjacent theperiphery thereof in registration with each of the sectors 21. In theparticular dial shown in Figure 3 there are 36 sectors and the numoralsor legends assigned to the sectors range from 1 to 12 inclusive. 1tshould be understood at this time that various other divisions of thedial 2O could be made and the legends varied to suit the particularrequirements or rules of the game.

Further inspection of Figure 3 will show that the steel ball 17 willtravel in a circular path theindicator arrow 12 is rotated with theshaft 8 and that this path will be in exact registration with theopenings 23 in the dial plate 20. 1n the present device I choose toconstruct the dial plate 20 of hard 'steel' so that constant contactwith the steel ball 17 will not mutilate the plate.

From the foregoing description of the various'parts of the device, theoperation thereof may be readily understood. Ordinarily I prefer to usemy device upon the supporting base as shown in Figure 1. ln operationthe device is irst moved to the position shown in full lines in Figure1, or perhaps more preferably the way of operating the device would beto tilt the forward end downwardly to insure the disengagement of thedial 2O with the steel ball 17. However, under ordinary circumstancesthe vmain portion of the device may rest in a horizontal plane. Theplayer lirst grasps the hand wheel 9 and with a swift movement of thehand rotates this wheel, which in turn will cause the shaft 8 to turnand the relatively heavy dial plate 20. The dial 2O because of its ownmass' will possess considerable moyinentum and therefore continue in itsrapid rotation for some time. The next movement of the player is to movethe star shaped hand'wheel 11 so that the sleeve 7 turns. rThis willlcause the indicating hand 12 to rotate about the rapidly rotating shaftS and the indicator hand 12 will move relative to the plate 2O as wellas the base member 1. The player than grasps the portion 6 and moves thedevice to the position vshown in dotted lines in Figure 1. This movementwill cause the relatively heavy plate 20 'of its own weight to move intoforceful contact with the slidable outwardly projecting ball 17 and theball 17 lwill engage one of the openings 23 which movement will bringthe dial plate 2O to a sudden stop. The legend opposite that opening 23in which the ball finally rests, (see Figure 3), will indicate the valueof the score head.

lf the player does not desire to use the base 1, he merely grasps thebody member 3 in the hand as he would grasp the hilt of a sword andoperate the moving parts ofV the device in precisely the same manner asthough the device were mounted upon the support`2 of the base 1.

An important advantage of my present invention is that when the deviceis tipped downwardly, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 1, and the dial20 rotated in the manner described, the player is unable to observe thelegends upon the dial and therefore is unable to ascertain byobservation just when to tilt the device to cause the indicator toregister with a predetermined legend. fit should be noted that thedevice is so balanced that the dial normally rests downwardly,.thehandle portion being elevated for ready access thereto. Aresilient stop25 is provided andis shown at the base of the upright member' 2 by meansof which the handle 19 may be limited in its downward movement as thedial is elevated.

l claim:

1. A device of the character described comprising a movable dial, amovable indicator hand for said dial, means for manually moving saiddial and said hand independent of one another and means lfor movingsaidl dial into engagement with said hand, whereby the dial and the handbecome set against movement relative to one anpther and both may come toa quick standsti l. l

2. A device of the character described comprising a base, a body memberpivotally supported on said base, a dial rotatably mounted on said bodymember, said dial having a plurality of legends on its outer faceadjacent the periphery thereof, and openings 'through said dial adjacenteach of said legends, an indicator hand for said dial 1'0- tatablymounted on said body member, a ball rotatably supported on saidindicator hand and in registration with the openings in said dial whensaid dial is rotated, and means for manually rotating said dial and saidindicator hand independent'of one another, said dial being arranged sothat the openings therein may engage said steel ball on said indicatorhand when said body member is tilted relative to said base/and said ballwill linally rest in one of the' openings in said dial.

A device 'of the character-described comprising a body member, a dialrotatably and slidably mounted on said body member, said dial having aplurality of legends thereon having given values, and openings throughsaid dial, one for each of said legends7 the openings being arranged inyannular alignment adjacent the periphery of the dial, an indicator handfor said dial rotatably mounted on said body` rnemloer'7 a metal ballrotatably mounted on Said indio cator hand and arranged lto registerWith the openings in said dial as said dial is ro; tated, and means formanually rotating said dial and said indicator hand independent of oneanother, said dial `being arranged kso that in said indicator handvwhenythe body `member is tilted manually.` i

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`it Willslide into engagement'with the ball 10

